Hayat Mamud
# Hayat Mamud

Moniruzzaman (known by his pen-name Hayat Mamud; born 2 July 1939) is a Bangladeshi essayist-poet. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2016 by the Government of Bangladesh.

## Early life and family

Mamud was born on 2 July 1939 to a Bengali Muslim family in the village of Maura in the Hooghly district of the Bengal Province. He migrated with his parents, Muhammad Shamsher Ali and Aminah Khatun, to Dacca in East Bengal as a result of the 1950 anti-Muslim riots in West Bengal.

## Education

Mahmud completed his bachelor's and master's degree in Bengali Literature from University of Dhaka. He earned his Ph.D. degree on contemporary literature from Jadavpur University.

## Career

Mahmud served as a faculty member of Jahangirnagar University.

## Awards

* Ekushey Padak (2016)
* Bangla Academy Literary Award for children's literature
